You're doing exactly the right thing: reach out to other investors in the area, ask around, read online reviews.

You can even find plans online.

They saw the house online and had a relative physically see the house (and they were on facetime). 

I was getting overwhelmed by looking at so many different markets so I started reading online about different places that were popular for investing and I found Ohio and Georgia were mentioned a few different times. 

We asked if we could switch title companies to one that offered a remote online notary (RON) but we were denied as the wholesaler had a contract with the title company that didn't offer that service.  

Hello,Any free online software that you recommend that will do everything from tenant selection to advertise the rental property on different websites and do background check?

There are also many online sites that provide crime statistics, if that's your primary concern.It's hard for me to mentally map the zoo/botanical garden in Roger Williams Park to neighborhoods outside the Park, but generally speaking the parts of Cranston that border Providence, around the Park (e.g., Elmwood and part of Broad St especially around/past the cemetery), are a bit tougher than ones that don't (e.g., near Park View middle school or parts closer to Edgewood than Providence).As far as self managing vs. using a property management company, I don't really know your situation - e.g., how far away you are, how much time you have to devote to the property, managing service calls, going there if necessary, ability to do your own work, etc.So that's something you'll really need to decide for yourself - though I would say as a new person, you should expect that you'll be there a bit more than you "imagine" you will be (at least that was my experience when I was new 15+ yrs ago).If you do decide to hire it out, I can recommend a couple of local companies.

You just show up to the online class.

Or you looking to use an online service to set up an LLC and looking for recommendations?

This is next-level strategy that you will not find working with bank LO's or call center LO's with the big online lenders.